I feel like circuits lean more towards cardio? I was using pretty large weights when I used to do this, not as easily done in a gym mat area. Maybe in the free weight area with a bench though... good idea.
*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***
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True. So often you hear people talking about wanting to tone up and there they are lifting weights, when to be very honest, they need to drop some weight first (IMO).
That's interesting. Obviously, I've heard about it, but why do you suggest everyone should take it? (I've heard about it but don't know much about it)
When and how is best to take it?
Whilst this is true, I don't think it's the best reason for lifting weights. I just used a BMR calculator for example. If you gain 2kg from 60 to 62kg's, you burn an extra 20 calories a day. Adding 2kg isn't easy either. (Yes, it might be a bit more if you lose some fat and gain some muscle too).
Depending on age, I think the better reason is slowing the muscle atrophy that gets worse as you get older. Similarly, cyclists should go running once a week as they get older, as your bones literally start to get softer if they aren't put under strain. (Yes, I've been reading
In this case it's called 'The Mid Life Cyclist'. Very interesting)
No, I didn't get around to it.
Yeah, use MyFP to track ALL food eaten (including milk in coffee, ketchup sachets on dinner etc) and link it into Strava... which you should record all activities on. When MyFP asks how active you are, don't include any walking, jogging exercise, so if you WFH, tell it you don't do anything! It will read activity and credit you calories for those activities so you don't want it to add them in for 'being active'. Mind you, try not to spend the calories you earn 
Start with walking, but see if you can progress to 15 mins of really slow jogging, every other day. Build upwards from there
Start with walking, but see if you can progress to 15 mins of really slow jogging, every other day. Build upwards from there
Almost the opposite of what we do in this thread, I'm trying to care less about calories right now.
Your point is correct, but I think you might have exaggerated a little?
Wow, how big are your bowls!!! I thought I was bad as mine were generally around 60-70g (so about 2 portions) but 6! About 200g?!?! Really?! I'm fairly sure a whole box is often only about 450g?
Your point is correct, but I think you might have exaggerated a little?
But you don't count the weight of the milk. I poured until the cereal was literally spilling over and it was still just under 4 servings. I would suggest that this state is not how 'most people' eat their cereal. I don't think I would have tried to get milk into this bowl... I weighed (as I have before) my large serving in a bowl and it was 90g, so 2.25 servings. I would suggest it is quite easy for a lot of people to be doing this.
But we're giving advice to people with normal behaviour and the point was around not realising you're eating a lot. To behave as quoted and not realise your eating a lot is frankly baffling...
Yes, hence my comment that your point was correct, but the example is exaggerated a little. Most people probably have twice the serving, maybe, maybe 3 times.
**EDIT** Actually, thinking about it, thinking back to working with lots of people, having breakfast with them, most people are around 1½ servings. Bigger people maybe 2+
Definitely. I get that some people just don't care, but yes, I've seen some people eat huge servings and then talk about how they don't understand they can't lose weight. Mind-boggling.
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I was not trying to dispute that. Look again. I was shocked you were eating that much, but I was commenting all along around what people might be serving themselves and not really think about...
As you say, lets move on, people eat more than they think/realise...
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I'm with you... but then I'm not a nut fan so... I also hate chocolate orange and mint chocolate. Stop messing with chocolate people!!!
I actually love that, but mainly because it just tastes like caramel to me...
I'd had a few naughty days a couple of weeks back and had peaked at 15st 10 and I think of 15½ as my point to do something about it, so thought last week I'd hit it hard. Kept down around 2,000 to 2,200 most days and managed to do indoor cycling 3 evenings, got to Saturday down around 15st 7.
On Saturday I had an eventful cycle, so was out from 8am to 4pm. By the time I was eating my first meal it was 5pm, so effectively I'd skipped lunch (well, had a couple of cake/coffee stops while riding). I burnt 3k calories and ate 3k calories... Sunday I woke up SOOOOO hungry I couldn't stop snacking. Then went out and rode 2k calories again around lunchtime. Sunday evening and Monday morning I still felt sooo hungry. I'm hoping today I can get back to a 2-2,200 cal day.
It's kind of annoying when you burn loads of calories you want to 'bank that saving', but at the same time, burning them does make you feel uncomfortably hungry!
On Saturday I had an eventful cycle, so was out from 8am to 4pm. By the time I was eating my first meal it was 5pm, so effectively I'd skipped lunch (well, had a couple of cake/coffee stops while riding). I burnt 3k calories and ate 3k calories... Sunday I woke up SOOOOO hungry I couldn't stop snacking. Then went out and rode 2k calories again around lunchtime. Sunday evening and Monday morning I still felt sooo hungry. I'm hoping today I can get back to a 2-2,200 cal day.
It's kind of annoying when you burn loads of calories you want to 'bank that saving', but at the same time, burning them does make you feel uncomfortably hungry!
Hmm, where is your line drawn. I tend to think if I can get a decent high protein, low(ish) sugar bar for a pound or under, I'm quite happy. Grenade bars can be up over £2 each, whish is silly. Even with an Amazon subscription you're still paying around £1.50 a bar. I have a few boxes a month still as I REALLY like some of them.
I quite like Trek Salted Caramel Protein Flapjacks as I think they come in around £2 for 3 on offer reasonably often, but they're not as... lets say healthy as some of the other bars I guess. Probably better than a chocolate bar though!
Never heard of these before. Can you share us some links?
It can be frustrating. This quote is from three weeks ago, I got to 15st 7 on the Saturday. I've been reasonably good*, with a decent amount of cycling, but this morning I was only 15st 6...
But... this is why I weigh regularly and look at the trend more than the individual result. This is the last 3 months -
The shaded line is the actual results and the harder line is the trend. You can see those low weigh-ins at the beginning of November, but the trend was still quite high.
I think of it like -
Your Weight on Scales = (Your Actual Body Weight) + (Your variable weight)
When (Your variable weight) can be how much food you have in your, your water retention which I guess includes how hydrated you are from recent exercise etc and probably many other factors I don't know. We know the variables vary even just through the day, so we weigh at a set time each day, but there are so many other day to day variables. By looking more at the trend and having faith in that, it keeps me going. Thinking I only lost 1 lb in the last 3 weeks would make me want to quit
* tbf, I'm very aware I'm not trying really hard at this point. I've probably averaged around 2,500 calories on non exercise days, which isn't low enough to really drop the weight off. I'm trying to balance the hunger vs the calorie control.
This is what annoys me. I almost wish I hadn't started, I don't think I can stop now
On the graph I posted, the rise in weight from Aug to the start of Nov was when I thought "I'm going to try not logging and just eating when I'm hungry and trying to be sensible."
Even though I've tried to be quite good for a month or two now, not a lot of weight seemed to move, then in the last two days, 3lbs have dropped off! Sunday is my optional kebab night, but now I'm thinking to stay good, as I feel like I need a weigh-in in the morning to verify my weight 
(And I guess is why I don't just weigh myself once a week) I expect it might bounce back up a lb or so, but still, I've not weighed in this light (15 st 2.4 lbs) since May, so pleased with that, especially as we head into Xmas, when I will definitely eat all I want
I remember last year I came out of Xmas just over 16st, but managed to get down to under 15st for my cycling trip in late March. I've got the same trip in March again this year, so I figure as long as I can stay under last year through Xmas, it should be fine. Last year on this day I was 15st 13, so it's looking good at present!
(And I guess is why I don't just weigh myself once a week) I expect it might bounce back up a lb or so, but still, I've not weighed in this light (15 st 2.4 lbs) since May, so pleased with that, especially as we head into Xmas, when I will definitely eat all I want I remember last year I came out of Xmas just over 16st, but managed to get down to under 15st for my cycling trip in late March. I've got the same trip in March again this year, so I figure as long as I can stay under last year through Xmas, it should be fine. Last year on this day I was 15st 13, so it's looking good at present!
Yeah, I've eaten so much the last few days, I'm not looking forward to my weigh in when I get home...
For me it was kind of as expected, which is good. Up around 6½ lbs, which is normal for me if I just 'eat a lot' for around a week. I am expecting, after three days of controlled (normal) eating, I will drop 2 or 3 lbs as the volume of food inside me returns to normal/low levels, then I am left with just the actual fat gained. Perhaps in a months time I will be back to before Christmas weight, which then gives me another couple of months to drop another 4 or 5 lbs before my cycle trip to Mallorca.